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Terranus · 16. Oktober 2009

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jo, im November wirds interessant, da wird die erste Großstadtregion analog abgeschaltet.

reslfj · 16. November 2009

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BBC announces timetable for Freeview HD signal availability.

Date: 16.11.2009

Today the BBC has confirmed the timetable that will make HD services on Freeview available
to 50% of the population in time for next June's World Cup, and to 98.5% [*1] of the population
by the end of digital switchover in three years' time.

In order to bring the benefits of HD on Freeview to as many people as quickly as possible,
the Freeview HD rollout has been accelerated with an advance network so that viewers in London,
Glasgow, Newcastle, Leeds, Bradford and Birmingham receive signals by the end of March 2010.

The majority of viewers will come into coverage at the same time that they go through
digital switchover – including viewers in Manchester in December 2009 and those in Cardiff,
who will get Freeview HD by the end of March 2010. For the 7% of the UK population who
switched before December 2009, a retrofit programme will bring them into coverage before
the end of November 2010.

New DVB-T2 technology will deliver an increase in capacity of 67% to the BBC's Multiplex B,
efficiently creating the space needed for UK public service broadcasters' HD transmissions.
The UK will be the first country in the world to launch this new standard, and its successful
implementation is the result of pioneering work by the BBC in collaboration with partners including
Ofcom, Arqiva, Siemens and receiver manufacturers.
To view Freeview HD, audiences will need equipment containing this new technology. Freeview HD
receivers (set-top boxes, digital television recorders and integrated televisions) will be available
from early 2010.

From January 2010, viewers will be able to use the Freeview website to find out when HD services
will be available at their postcode. The BBC is also working closely with Digital UK to ensure
that information about Freeview HD is made available as part of digital switchover communications.

Caroline Thomson, the BBC's chief operating officer, said: "This is a terrific step forward,
and it's a great achievement that the BBC and its partners have been able to work together
to over come some really difficult technical challenges to bring HD to the Freeview platform
through world-leading innovation. We're really excited about the prospect of seeing BBC HD and
HD channels from the other public service broadcasters on Freeview next year."

Ilse Howling, Freeview's Managing Director, said: "This is great news for the millions of Freeview homes
and viewers who are looking forward to getting high definition with no subscription next year."

Richard Lindsay-Davies, Director General of the Digital TV Group (DTG), the organisation
that publishes the technical specification for Freeview and Freeview HD, said:
"This is a landmark moment in UK broadcasting history. The launch of Freeview HD
con-solidates the UK's position as a global leader in the deployment of digital television services.

While this is a fantastic technical achievement the success of any service is defined by
the consumer experience. The World Cup in 2010 will be a key driver for Freeview HD take-up
and broadcasters, platform operators and the consumer electronics industry have worked
hard to ensure that it can be enjoyed in high definition on the Freeview platform."

[*1] 1.5% of the population are unable to receive any Freeview services; these audience members
have the option of using the Freesat service.

England
Area - transmitter group - date
Manchester, Winter Hill, 2 December 2009
London, Crystal Palace, 2 December 2009 – advance network
Newcastle and Tyneside, Pontop Pike, February 2010 – advance network
Leeds/Bradford, Emley Moor, March 2010 – advance network
Birmingham, Lichfield, March 2010 – advance network
Liverpool, central Lancashire, Cheshire, north Staffordshire, Winter Hill relays, March 2010 – retrofit
Exeter, parts of Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Stockland Hill, April 2010 – retrofit
Bristol, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Mendip, April 2010
Devon, Cornwall, and the Isles of Scilly, Beacon Hill, Caradon Hill, Huntshaw Cross, Redruth August 2010 – retrofit
Cumbria and the Lake District, Caldbeck, October 2010 – retrofit

Then Freeview HD rolls out with the rest of the switchover programme, so:
2011 – Bedfordshire, Berkshire (parts), Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, East Anglia, East Midlands,
East Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Humberside, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire,
Shropshire, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire (parts), Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands (remainder), and
West Yorkshire (remainder).

2012 – Berkshire (remainder), County Durham, Greater London (remainder), Hampshire,
Isle of Wight, Kent, Northumberland, North Yorkshire, Surrey, Sussex, Teesside, Tyneside.

Wales
Cardiff, Newport, Wenvoe, March 2010
Swansea, Kilvey Hill, March 2010 – retrofit
West and central Wales, Blaenplwyf, March 2010
Carmarthenshire, Carmel, April 2010 – retrofit
Rest of Wales, Long Mountain, Moel y Parc, Presely mid-June 2010 – retrofit
Anglesey, Llanddona, July 2010 – retrofit
Wales will have switched over to digital and the roll-out of Freeview HD will be complete by the end of July 2010.

Scotland
Glasgow, central Scotland, Black Hill, February 2010 – advance network
Shetland, Bressay, May 2010
Orkney, Keelylang Hill, May 2010
Caithness, North Sutherland, Rumster Forest, mid-June 2010
Lewis, Wester Ross, North West Sutherland, Western Isles, Eitshal Skriaig, July 2010
Angus, Dundee, Perth, and parts of Fife, Angus, August 2010
Aberdeenshire, Durris, September 2010
Morayshire, Strathspey, and parts of Easter Ross, Knockmore, October 2010
South West Scotland, Caldbeck Scotland, October 2010
Inverness and the Great Glen, Rosemarkie, October 2010
South West Highlands and Islands, Torosay, October 2010
Scottish Borders, Selkirk, November 2010 – retrofit

Then Freeview HD rolls out with the rest of the switchover programme so that the whole of Scotland
is switched over to digital and will be able to receive Freeview HD by the end of Q2, 2011.

Northern Ireland
Freeview HD rolls out with the rest of the switchover programme so that the whole of Northern Ireland
is switched over to digital and will be able to receive Freeview HD by the end of 2012.

Other areas
Isle of Man, Douglas, October 2010 – retrofit
Channel Islands, Fremont Point, end 2010
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Manfred Z · 28. September 2011

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Ich habe die Tabelle mit den Terminen für die Analogabschaltung (ASO/DSO) von #64 kopiert.

Die Umstellung der Grundnetzsender (incl. Relays) findet in 2 Schritten statt
(ERP für PSB / COM Multiplexe nach ASO):

Code:

Border
- Whitehaven (Cumbria)         [I]17.10. & 14.11.2007[/I]     2 /   - kW (Pilot)
- Selkirk (Borders)            [I]06.11. & 20.11.2008[/I]    10 /   5 kW
- Douglas (Isle of Man)        [I]18.06. & 16.07.2009[/I]     1 /   - kW 
- Caldbeck (Cumbria)           [I]24.06. & 22.07.2009[/I]   100 /  50 kW
- Kendal (Cumbria)             [I]24.06. & 22.07.2009[/I]   0.4 /   - kW
 
West Country
- Beacon Hill (Devon)          [I]08.04. & 22.04.2009[/I]    20 /  10 kW
- Stockland Hill (Devon)       [I]06.05. & 20.05.2009[/I]    50 /  25 kW
- Huntshaw Cross (Devon)       [I]01.07. & 29.07.2009[/I]    20 /  10 kW
- Redruth (Cornwall)           [I]08.07. & 05.08.2009[/I]    20 /  10 kW
- Caradon Hill (Cornwall)      [I]12.08. & 09.09.2009[/I]   100 /  50 kW
 
Wales
- Kilvey Hill (W Glamorgan)    [I]12.08.[/I][I] & 09.09.2009[/I]     2 /   2 kW
- Preseli (Dyfed)              [I]19.08. & 16.09.2009[/I]    20 /  10 kW
- Carmel (Dyfed)               [I]26.08.[/I][I] & 23.09.2009[/I]    20 /  10 kW
- Llanddona (Gwynedd)          [I]21.10[/I][I]. & 18.11.2009[/I]    20 /  10 kW
- Arfon (Gwynedd)              [I]21.10. & 18.11.2009[/I]     2 /   - kW
- Moel-y-Parc (Clwyd)          [I]28.10. & 25.11.2009[/I]    20 /  10 kW
- Long Mountain (Powys)        [I]04.11. & 03.12.2009[/I]   0.4 /   - kW
- Blaenplwyf (Dyfed)           [I]10.02. & 10.03.2010[/I]    40 /  10 kW
- Wenvoe (Sth Glamorgan)       [I]03.03. & 31.03.2010[/I]   100 /  50 kW
 
Granada
- Winter Hill (Lancashire)     [I]04.11. & 02.12.2009[/I]   100 / 100 kW
- Haslingden (Lancashire)      [I]04.11. & 02.12.2009[/I]     2 /   - kW
- Lancaster (Lancashire)       [I]04.11. & 02.12.2009[/I]     2 /   2 kW
 
West
- Mendip (Somerset)            [I]24.03. & 07.04.2010[/I]   100 / 100 kW
 
Channel Islands
- Fremont Point (Jersey)       [I]17.11.2010[/I]            3.2 /   - kW
- Les Touillets (Guernsey)     [I]17.11.2010[/I]            1.5 /   - kW
 
Scotland North
- Bressay (Shetland)           [I]05.05. & 19.05.2010[/I]     2 /   2 kW
- Keelylang Hill (Orkney)      [I]12.05. & 26.05.2010[/I]    20 /  10 kW
- Rumster Forest (Caithness)   [I]02.06. & 16.06.2010[/I]    20 /  10 kW
- Eitshal (Isle of Lewis)      [I]07.07. & 21.07.2010[/I]    20 /  10 kW
- Skriaig (Isle of Skye)       [I]14.07. & 28.07.2010[/I]   0.3 /   - kW
- Angus (Dundee)               [I]04.08. & 18.08.2010[/I]    20 /  10 kW
- Durris (Aberdeenshire)       [I]01.09. & 15.09.2010[/I]   100 /  50 kW
- Knockmore (Moray)            [I]08.09. & 22.09.2010[/I]    20 /  10 kW
- Rosemarkie (Inverness)       [I]06.10. & 20.10.2010[/I]    20 /  10 kW
 
Scotland Central
- Torosay (Argyll and Bute)    [I]13.10. & 27.10.2010[/I]     4 /   4 kW
- Darvel (East Ayrshire)       [I]11.05. & 25.05.2011[/I]    20 /  10 kW
- Rosneath (Argyll and Bute)   [I]11.05. & 25.05.2011[/I]     2 /   2 kW
- Craigkelly (Fife)            [I]01.06. & 15.06.2011[/I]    20 /  10 kW
- Black Hill (Nth Lanarkshire) [I]08.06. & 22.06.2011[/I]   100 / 100 kW
 
Central
- Nottingham (Nottinghamshire) [I]30.03. & 13.04.2011[/I]   0.4 / 0.4 kW
- Bromsgrove (Worcestershire)  [I]06.04. & 20.04.2011[/I]   0.4 / 0.4 kW
- Lark Stoke (Warwickshire)    [I]06.04. & 20.04.2011[/I]   1.3 / 1.3 kW
- The Wrekin (Shropshire)      [I]06.04. & 20.04.2011[/I]    20 /  10 kW
- Ridge Hill (Herefordshire)   [I]06.04. & 20.04.2011[/I]    20 /  10 kW
- Waltham (Leicestershire)     [I]17.08. & 31.08.2011[/I]    50 /  25 kW
- Fenton (Staffordshire)       [I]07.09. & 21.09.2011[/I]     2 /   1 kW
- Sutton Coldfield (Birmingh)  [I]07.09. & 21.09.2011[/I]   200 / 200 kW
- Brierley Hill (Dudley)       [I]07.09. & 21.09.2011[/I]     2 /   2 kW
- Malvern (Worcestershire)     [I]07.09. & 21.09.2011[/I]   0.4 / 0.4 kW
- Oxford (Oxfordshire)         [I]14.09. & 28.09.2011[/I]   100 /  50 kW
 
Anglia
- Sandy Heath (Bedfordshire)   [I]30.03. & 13.04.2011[/I]   180 / 170 kW
- Sudbury (Suffolk)            [I]06.07. & 20.07.2011[/I]   100 / 100 kW
- Tacolneston (Norfolk)        09.11. & 23.11.2011   100 / 100 kW
 
Yorkshire
- Belmont (Lincolnshire)       [I]03.08. & 17.08.2011[/I]   150 / 100 kW / COM4: 50
- Oliver's Mount (N Yorkshire) [I]03.08. & 17.08.2011[/I]     2 /   1 kW
- Sheffield (S Yorkshire)      [I]10.08. & 24.08.2011[/I]     1 /   1 kW
- Chesterfield (Derbyshire)    [I]10.08. & 24.08.2011[/I]   0.4 / 0.4 kW
- Emley Moor (W Yorkshire)     [I]07.09. & 21.09.2011[/I]   174 / 174 kW
- Keighley (W Yorkshire)       [I]07.09. & 21.09.2011[/I]     2 /   2 kW
 
London
- Crystal Palace (Bromley)     04.04. & 18.04.2012   200 / 200 kW
- Hemel Hempstead (Hertfordsh) 04.04. & 18.04.2012     2 /   2 kW
- Guildford (Surrey)           04.04. & 18.04.2012     2 /   2 kW
- Reigate (Surrey)             04.04. & 18.04.2012     2 /   2 kW
 
Meridian
- Hannington (Hampshire)       08.02. & 22.02.2012    50 /  25 kW
- Midhurst (W. Sussex)         29.02. & 14.03.2012    20 /  10 kW
- Rowridge (Isle of Wight)     07.03. & 21.03.2012   200 / 200 kW
- Salisbury                    07.03. & 21.03.2012     2 /   2 kW
- Whitehawk Hill (Brighton)    07.03. & 21.03.2012     4 /   4 kW
- Heathfield (E. Sussex)       30.05. & 13.06.2012    20 /  20 kW
- Tunbridge Wells (Kent)       30.05. & 13.06.2012     4 /   4 kW
- Hastings (E. Sussex)         30.05. & 13.06.2012     1 / 0.5 kW
- Dover (Kent)                 13.06. & 27.06.2012    80 /  40 kW
- Bluebell Hill (Kent)         13.06. & 27.06.2012    20 /  20 kW

Tyne Tees
- Chatton (Northumberland)     12.09. & 26.09.2012    20 /  10 kW
- Pontop Pike (Durham)         12.09. & 26.09.2012   100 /  50 kW
- Fenham (Newcastle upon Tyne) 12.09. & 26.09.2012   0.4 / 0.4 kW
- Bilsdale (N. Yorkshire)      12.09. & 26.09.2012   100 /  50 kW

Ulster                         2012

Umstellung in zwei Schritten:

1. Schritt: Analogabschaltung BBC 2 & Wechsel von Mux 1 (BBC 1, BBC 2, BBC 3, BBC News, CBBC) auf freigewordenen Kanal.

2: Schritt: Analogabschaltung der übrigen Programme & Kanalwechsel der anderen Muxe.

Ausführliche Infos: Digital UK - When do I switch?

Mit der Analogabschaltung erfolgt die Umstellung der Multiplexe:

Simulcast ..... --> All Digital
-----------------------------
Mux 1 (BBC A) --> PSB1 neu: BBC FOUR, CBeebees, BBC Parliament (von Mux B)
Mux 2 (D3&4 ) --> PSB2 neu: FIVE (von Mux A)
Mux B (BBC B) --> PSB3 neu: BBC HD, ITV1 HD, Channel 4 HD
Mux A (SDN .) --> COM4
Mux C (ARQ A) --> COM5
Mux D (ARQ B) --> COM6

Muxbelegung Pre- und Post-DSO: DTG :: DTT Services by Multiplex

Umstellung von PSB3 auf HDTV (BBC, ITV, Ch 4):

Am 2. Dezember 2009 wird der Grundnetzsender Winter Hill während des DSO auf HDTV umgestellt. Am selben Tag wird in London ein zusätzlicher Sender (advance network) für HDTV in Betrieb genommen.

Die von Winter Hill versorgten Füllsender in Lancashire werden erst im Frühjahr 2010 umgestellt.

Die Sendegebiete, in denen der DSO bereits bis November 2009 durchgeführt worden ist (Border, West Country, Teile von Wales) werden erst im Laufe des Jahres 2010 auf HDTV umgestellt.

In Sendegebieten, die von 2010 an umgestellt werden, wird gleichzeitig mit dem DSO auf HDTV umgestellt.

Für Details siehe das vorhergehende Posting.

Manfred Z · 2. Dezember 2009

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Der ASO/DSO im Sendegebiet Granada (Liverpool/Manchester) ist heute abgeschlossen worden. Morgen folgen noch einige Kleinsender im Osten von Wales, dann geht's in die Winterpause. Im Februar und März geht es weiter mit den restlichen zwei Gebieten in Wales und dem Großraum Bristol.

Während des DSO ist Mux B (PSB3) beim Sender Winter Hill (ohne die Füllsender) auf DVB-T2 mit Aussendungen in HDTV umgestellt worden. In London, das erst 2012 auf voll digital umgestellt wird, ist ein temporärer Sender für den HDTV-Mux in Betrieb gegangen:

- Winter Hill: Kanal 54, 100 kW
- Crystal Palace: Kanal 31, 10 kW

Sehen kann HDTV praktisch niemand, da entsprechende Empfangsgeräte erst im Frühjahr in größeren Stückzahlen zu kaufen sein werden.

BBC Internet Blog zum HD-Start

Fotos bei Flickr darunter Netzwerk-Architektur

Siehe auch Broadband TV News

Manfred Z · 22. Januar 2010

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Erneute Ofcom Befragung zum Kopierschutz von HD (DVB-T2)

HD on Freeview - 22|01|2010

Ofcom has today published a second consultation on a BBC proposal to control how its and other broadcasters high definition content is made available on Freeview.

HD programmes have already begun to be broadcast on Freeview in parts of the country and HD Freeview boxes will be available in the shops in the next few months.

Today’s consultation asks whether the BBC, through its subsidiary BBC Free to View Ltd, should be granted a change to its multiplex licence.

Content management technology

The BBC’s proposals would allow it to require the use of content management technology in HD receivers to control the way films and TV shows are copied onto, for example Blue-ray DVDs and shared with others over the internet.

Under the BBC proposals, viewers would still be able to record the BBC’s and other free to air broadcasters HD content onto their digital video recorders.

The BBC argues that this would ensure that rights holders, such as film and TV production companies, provide the widest possible range of HD content on the digital terrestrial TV platform.
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HD on Freeview Ofcom

Content management on the HD Freeview platform | Ofcom

reslfj · 23. Januar 2010

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Zitat von Manfred Z: ↑

Erneute Ofcom Befragung zum Kopierschutz von HD (DVB-T2)
HD on Freeview Ofcom

Content management on the HD Freeview platform | Ofcom
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:wüt:

Discone · 23. Januar 2010

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Das ist schlimm, wie die Content-Mafia auf allen Ebenen moderne Technik versaut (und doch keinen Erfolg hat, HD-Beiträge können trotzdem "illegal" erworben / kopiert werden, was soll dann der ganze Gängel-Quatsch, lieber gleich freigeben).

Die Content-Inhaber verhindern technologischen Fortschritt, die geldgeilen Heuschrecken schlagen überall zu (siehe HD Plus und CI Plus), zum Nachteil der Zuschauer.

:wüt:

Manfred Z · 14. Februar 2010

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Großbritannien: Erste Freeview-HD-Box lieferbar.

Die Box vom Typ Humax HD-FOX T2 ist am Samstag, den 13. Februar, exclusiv in einem Geschäft in der Londoner Oxford Street erhältlich, von Montag an dann auch anderswo.

Meldung der Digital TV Group vom 12. Februar:

The UK's first Freeview HD box, the Humax HD-FOX T2 went on sale on Saturday 13 February at John Lewis on Oxford Street. The new receivers will be available exclusively at the John Lewis flagship store this weekend before going on widespread sale with other retailers from 15th February 2010.

Once connected to an HD Ready TV (via the HDMI cable supplied), the Humax HD-FOX T2 allows the viewer to watch BBC HD and ITV1 HD. Channel 4 HD and S4C in Wales will launch shortly. In addition to the high definition channels viewers also have access to 50 standard definition digital TV, 24 radio channels and the interactive red button service.

John Kempner, Central Buyer for Vision, John Lewis comments: "Our customers are early adopters of the latest technology and we expect the arrival of Freeview HD and the new Humax HD-FOX T2 to be very popular. All of our TVs are now HD Ready and this new technology allows customers to get the best picture quality from their TV with a one off payment."
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DTG :: News :: All news stories

Der Guardian berichtet am 10. Februar, dass ca. 350.000 Kunden von Sky+ HD (das sind 17%) in den nächsten sechs Monaten zum kostenlosen Freeview HD wechseln könnten.

Freeview: 350,000 Sky subscribers might switch to free HD

YouGov survey finds 17% of Sky+ HD subscribers 'likely' to switch to Freeview HD on main television

Freeview fired the first shots in the high-definition TV battle with BSkyB today, with research it commissioned claiming that more than 350,000 Sky+ HD homes might switch to the digital terrestrial television service in the next six months.

More than 10 million UK homes now rely on Freeview to receive digital TV and it will launch an HD service in the next six weeks, with set-top boxes likely to cost about £130.

Freeview's offering will initially comprise three HD channels – BBC, ITV1 and Channel 4 – with a fourth, likely to be Channel Five, to be added at the end of the year. [...]
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Freeview: 350,000 Sky subscribers might switch to free HD | Media | guardian.co.uk

Analogabschaltungen in Wales und Südwest-England

Nach der Winterpause geht es mit den Analogabschaltungen weiter. Am 10. Februar ist die erste Stufe mit der Abschaltung von BBC 2 bei der Sendergruppe Blaenplwyf durchgeführt worden (2. Stufe am 10. März). Im März folgen dann die Großsender Wenvoe in Südost-Wales und Mendip im Großraum Bristol. Diese Sender werden von Anfang an den HD-Multiplex übertragen.

Manfred Z · 21. Februar 2010

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Nachdem die DVB-T2-HD-Box ein paar Tage im Handel ist, stellt sich die Frage: Wat kost' dat? Die Antwort findet man bei Amazon.co.uk: Low Prices in Electronics, Books, Sports Equipment & more

Humax HD-FOX T2 Freeview HD STB
Buy new: £169.99

Mit Devisenkurs 1 EUR = ca. 0,88 £ ergibt sich:

ca. EUR 193 (Kundenpreis incl. brit. MWSt zuzügl. Versandkosten)

Ein Review mit 5 Sternen von Mr. N. J. Henderson (Coventry) vom 19. Febr. 2010:

Freeview HD finally arrives, Humax deliver exceptional quality.

I want to divide this review into three sections, firstly about the product itself, then the technology behind it and finally whether or not it's worth your investment.

The Product:

The Humax HD-Fox T2 Freeview receiver is the first box of its kind that allows HDTV into your living room without the need for any other external equipment or an aerial upgrade (providing you receive decent freeview TV at the moment).

You of course need a HD Ready TV, (most people have this these days) and true enough your TV viewing experience can be greatly enhanced with this rather neat piece of kit.

First up then, don't confuse this as a TV recorder, which it isn't. The Humax is simply a HD receiver and will not allow you to record programs. That said however, Humax have included a USB socket which potentially should allow you to record to external memory sticks or other devices, it will not give you full PVR functionally but in essence it would let you record.

Also, rather confusingly, Humax include scart sockets for older TV's although connecting to a TV this way would not give you the HD function, so that rather defeats the whole selling point of the product.
Once you have avoided these little niggles with the Humax, performance wise it performs brilliantly. Connected up to my 1080p Panasonic plasma the Humax upscales standard definition images very well, BBC and ITV HD look stunning also. (Channel 4 HD is due to launch shortly but is unavailable at the time of writing).

The onboard TV guide is also very clear and well laid out, very user friendly. On the back of the unit Humax also provide an Ethernet port, which essentially should allow an easy Firmware update in future. Updating a unit's firmware is similar to updating your PC at home to the latest software; it usually fixes any bugs present in the system and keeps the unit running smoothly.

To be honest updating firmware can be confusing if you're not familiar with it, look out for updates from Humax who will provide instructions on how to do this.

The Technology

To be fair TV technology has come along way since digital TV first launched back in 1998. You cannot fail to have noticed the endless TV adverts for the digital switchover in the last few years, letters through your front door, and cold calls from companies trying to sell pay per view digital TV.

Why then do we now find ourselves potentially purchasing new equipment when we've all just finished connecting digital TV receivers, Blu Ray Players and recorders to our TV sets?
Well, simply put, if you want HD without paying a monthly fee.

The Humax is currently the only way in which you can currently receive freeview channels in HD without additional monthly fees, although to be fair the content is limited to BBC HD, ITV HD and Channel 4 HD.

Ideal timing for the FIFA World Cup due on these channels in the summer, but beyond the occasional drama in HD the line-up is somewhat limited.

I would bear in mind that if you buy this product then maybe in six months time Humax will probably have released the same product again but this time with a built in hard drive for recording. It'll cost you more, but it would then be the complete package.

The Conclusion:

Make no mistake about it, the Humax HD-Fox T2 is a superb product that offers great performance and is certainly feature packed. It's costly and the lack of a built in hard drive for recording may put some people off, but for cutting edge picture quality, freeview HD without a monthly fee, the Humax is your only choice.
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Manfred Z · 17. März 2010

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Channel Five (RTL) verliert HD-Zulassung auf Mux B

Da Five nicht in der Lage ist, termingerecht einen verbindlichen Zeitplan für den HDTV-Start vorzulegen, hat die Regulierungsbehörde Ofcom die Zulassung für die Programmplätze auf Mux B zurückgezogen.

Die kommerziellen quasi-öffentlich-rechtlichen Sender (commercial public service broadcasters) können sich 2011 erneut für einen Sendestart 2012 auf dem 4. HD-Programmplatz bewerben.

Ofcom has announced that it will no longer reserve capacity on Multiplex B for the provision of HD service from the broadcaster Channel Five.

In 2009, Ofcom decided to provisionally reserve an HD slot for Five on the DTT platform. However, this decision was subject to Five resolving certain key criteria by the end of 2009 which it has not been able to do. Criteria included a commitment to a launch date for the HD service and to a schedule.

As a result, Ofcom has decided not to reserve capacity for Five at this time. The available capacity is available for use by the BBC which already provides one HD service on the DTT platform.

Ofcom intends to allow commercial public service broadcasters to apply for HD capacity on the DTT platform next year. Such services would launch from 2012.
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Meldung von DigiTAG am 15. März (der Text der ursprünglichen Meldung ist korrigiert worden)

[eine ähnliche Meldung bei Broadband TV News]

Bescheid von Ofcom: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/digital/hd_on_dtt/ita/committee/ITA2_Determination_note.pdf

Nachtrag: Konter von Five

Five und Sky haben inzwischen angekündigt, das Five HD im Sommer auf der Sky-Plattform starten wird.

Quelle: http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2010/03/17/five-hd-in-surprise-sky-launch/

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